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Genre Scribes: Friday Fiction Writing Challenge #28 ? Damage
Happy New Year, everyone! Welcome to the first Friday Fiction Writing Challenge of 2020! (Here?s a complete list of all the posts so far.) Feel free to join in. Before we jump into this week?s post, I?d like to say a huge thank you to Chris, Gordon, and Violet for their excellent contributions last week.…
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Things in Scots #22: Hogmanay
Welcome #21 of Things in Scots!?a fun collaboration with my husband, Jez (Mind an gie Jez?s post a keek.) It?s the last day of the year, and all over the world, people are marking 2019?s end. We couldn?t end the year without one of the most famous words in the Scots Leid. Today?s Things in…
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Genre Scribes: Friday Fiction Writing Challenge #27 ? Village
Welcome to Week 27 of the Friday Fiction Writing Challenge! Here?s a complete list of all the posts so far. Feel free to join in. This week?s random word is: Village
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Things in Scots #21: Yule
Welcome #21 of Things in Scots!?a fun collaboration with my husband, Jez (Mind an gie Jez?s festive post a keek.) For many religions, it?s the time of year for major festivities. And today?s word has one meaning in English and another in Scots. Though, they both mark the same time on the calendar. I?m not…
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I was just having a look through my photos and found several short videos from a recent trip to Bellahouston Park, Glasgow. I meant to post this last month?was ill and then promptly forgot. Here’s a slo-mo of falling leaves.
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Just getting round to catching up with replies etc. I?m thinking a mince pie is a nice accompaniment.
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Things in Scots #20: Dauner
Welcome to post twenty of Things in Scots!?a fun collaboration with my husband, Jez (Mind an gie Jez?s post a keek.) A quick announcement, and then we?ll get straight back to the post. With 2019 screaming to an end and all the craziness that goes with it, Jez and I will only be able to…
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Genre Scribes: Friday Fiction Writing Challenge #26 ? Literature
Welcome to Week 26 of the Friday Fiction Writing Challenge! Here?s a complete list of all the posts so far. Feel free to join in. This week?s random word is: Literature
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Things in Scots #19: Clype
Welcome to day nineteen of Things in Scots!?a fun collaboration with my husband, Jez (Mind an gie Jez?s post a keek.) Today?s word is used in playgrounds throughout Scotland. But, that doesn?t mean it?s limited to use by children. Though, when adults also use it in the playground sense, it can come across as petty…